20 July 2026
London reveals its schedule: McQueen comes home, Christopher Kane debuts at Mulberry
From 17 to 21 September: returns, debuts, and a Marks & Spencer show marking a century in fashion, shoppable straight off the runway.
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17 July 2026
Police visited the offices of nine luxury brands. Chanel says it cut the contract back in May
An Italian investigation into worker exploitation at subcontractors. None of the nine companies is under investigation.
17 July 2026
London has lost half of Burberry’s tourist business — and it went to Paris
Americas +12%, China +9%, Europe −3%. The CEO wants the incoming prime minister to restore tax-free shopping: London’s tourist business has halved since 2019 while Paris is up 30%.
16 July 2026
The World Cup trophy arrives in a Louis Vuitton trunk — for the fifth time running
A golden V for “Victory” — and for “Vuitton.” Inside: beige leather and a patch marking the FIFA partnership.
16 July 2026
A €3 parcel fee has halved Shein’s valuation
In 2022 the company was valued at $100 billion. Now it is listing at $40–50 billion — and investors say even that looks expensive.
15 July 2026
The creative director carousel: who went where, and what to watch now
In eighteen months almost every major house changed hands. Here is who landed where — and why next season is the one that tells you who got it right.
14 July 2026
Olivier Rousteing takes over Rabanne — announced, of all days, on Bastille Day
In the portrait he holds the house’s signature chainmail, a pen and a notebook. He has 9.4 million followers; Rabanne has 1.9. First show in March.
13 July 2026
Shein wants to raise up to $3 billion as soon as August
$5 dresses and $10 jeans in some 150 countries. After failed attempts to list in New York and London, Hong Kong is what is left.
10 July 2026
From bankruptcy to Nasdaq: the menswear chain has filed for an IPO
Tailored Brands went bankrupt in 2020 because of the pandemic. Now it has over a thousand stores, $681.8 million in quarterly revenue and the ticker MENW.
10 July 2026
Shein won Beijing’s approval — and will compensate investors for the fall in valuation
The listing is likely in September or October. The company will hand its 2022 investors money to buy shares, softening the drop from $100 billion.
09 July 2026
Feathers, florals and dramatic pleats: what Paris couture week actually showed
Sculptural silhouettes, shimmering gowns and embroidery that takes hundreds of hours. The week’s standout looks, in one place.
08 July 2026
A Venezuelan evening-wear workshop is sewing body bags
After earthquakes killed more than 3,500 people, Efraín Mogollón’s seamstresses are cutting black polyethylene. The only adornment is an embossed image of Christ on the zipper.